Researching George Williamson
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The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Williamson on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of George Williamson in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Williamson ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Williamson and the Williamson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Williamson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Williamson family tree.
Look at Parish Records for George Williamson at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of George Williamson using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about George Williamson.
Research the Williamson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Williamson Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 33825 people with the Williamson surname in the UK? Williamson is now ranked number 136 for popularity in the UK. |
Williamson Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for George Williamson.
Study MyTrees for information on the Williamson family and people looking to contact living Williamson relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Williamson records submitted by people who are already researching the Williamson Family Tree.
Find George Williamson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Williamson Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Williamson surname using Genealogy.com forums .
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Miscellaneous Williamson Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on George Williamson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Williamson
George Henry Williamson
George Henry Williamson (14 January 1845 – March 1918) was a British tinplate and sheet metal manufacturer, and Conservative Party politician.
He was elected at the general election in January 1906 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Worcester.However, an election petition was lodged, and Williamson's election was declared void on 25 May 1906. The writ of election was suspended and a Royal Commission was established. Their report was published in December, concluding that there had been extensive corruption. New writs were proposed unsuccessfully on 17 December 1906 and 14 February 1907, and the writ was not finally moved until 31 January 1908.
Williamson did not stand for Parliament again.
Source: George Henry Williamson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Williamson
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